Associate Producer applicants have rated the interview process at NPR with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Producer roles take an average of 73 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NPR overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NPR as a Associate Producer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Background check: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at NPR (New York, NY) in Aug 2021
Interview
The interview process was very fair, ethical, and I felt respected throughout the process, which is unfortunately rare when interviewing. First interview was with a recruiter, second interview was with the hiring manager and they asked standard questions to be expected, then I got an assignment two create two pieces of work from raw tape they gave me, then once I moved past that round, I needed to present my work to 10+ people and interview with people from multiple departments, which took a total of 3 hours. That was the final round and the other person ended up getting the job because they were in D.C., even though that wasn't part of the job description, but I understand when it comes down to the nitty gritty that that is taken into consideration. The hiring manager and I are still on great terms! Loved this interview process. Only complaint was it took 3 whole months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your approach to interviewing a guest when it comes to more sensitive subject matter?
What DAW are you most comfortable working in?
What is your favorite part of the production process?
I had a 30 minute phone interview with an editor. It was pretty straight forward. We talked about why I wanted to pívot to audio and what types of topics Im interested in.
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at NPR (New York, NY)
Interview
Shortly after I applied for the job I was contacted by one of the executive producers who asked me to submit some show ideas. I submitted the ideas and reached out to the interviewer after not hearing back from her for over two weeks. I would have to agree with another reviewer that the NPR phone interview was pretty combative. I felt like she was trying to talk me out of the job. To add to the weirdness, at one point she tried to engage me in a racial debate about diversity in Boston. At the end of the phone interview, she asked me to submit additional ideas without providing a deadline or any indication on whether I would receive a follow-up interview. After 8 weeks of getting the runaround, I decided to not to pursue this position any further.